If you rent an apartment, you're expected to comply with your rental agreement.
Sure, because the property is still theirs.
If you buy a house, you're expected to comply with your homeowner's association bylaws.
That's not the previous owner telling me what to do. And not if they're considered abusive: banning families with minors, for example, is illegal. I consider their conditions abusive too, even if the law doesn't.
If you use your house for criminal activities, you may forfeit it if a judge agrees.
If you're a convicted sex offender, you're required to register your address with the government.
Completely different. And that's still not the previous owner telling me what to do.
Life is full of compromises, tradeoffs, and other restrictions to what you may consider your "rights."
Yes. And some of them I consider legitimate, and others I don't. Is != ought. Just because a restriction exists doesn't mean it should.
The purpose of copyright is to ensure new works continue to be produced. In my opinion, copyright is not needed - nay, it's harmful to that goal and therefore it has not justification to exist.
Sure, because the property is still theirs.
If you buy a house, you're expected to comply with your homeowner's association bylaws.
That's not the previous owner telling me what to do. And not if they're considered abusive: banning families with minors, for example, is illegal. I consider their conditions abusive too, even if the law doesn't.
If you use your house for criminal activities, you may forfeit it if a judge agrees.
If you're a convicted sex offender, you're required to register your address with the government.
Completely different. And that's still not the previous owner telling me what to do.
Life is full of compromises, tradeoffs, and other restrictions to what you may consider your "rights."
Yes. And some of them I consider legitimate, and others I don't. Is != ought. Just because a restriction exists doesn't mean it should.
The purpose of copyright is to ensure new works continue to be produced. In my opinion, copyright is not needed - nay, it's harmful to that goal and therefore it has not justification to exist.